TORONTO -- Canadian teams were busy at the start of free agency and not just with signings.
The Toronto Maple Leafs made the biggest splash by sending Phil Kessel to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a blockbuster trade.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On a slow NHL trade-deadline day for the Columbus Blue Jackets, general manager Jarmo Kekalainen dealt seldom-used defenseman Jordan Leopold for a younger blue-liner - and made Leopold's family very happy.

By Stephen Whyno
David Clarkson now gets to hit the reset button. Again.
When his childhood dream of playing for his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs devolved into a professional nightmare, Clarkson agreed to waive his no-movement clause to get a fresh start with a trade to the Columbus Blue Jackets.